Advertising-sign.



C. B. ULRICH.

ADVERTISING SIGN.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 15, 1912.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

CHARLES B. ULRICH, OF WAUSAU, VVISCOlil'SIN.

ADVERTISING-SIGN.

To all whom it mag concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. ULRICH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wausau, in the county of Marathon and State ofWisconsiri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising-Signs,of whichthe following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptlon,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an'improved ad'- vertising sign which may beemployed to advantage for temporary advertismg in connection with showwindows, showcases, etc., where it is frequently advisable to se curesmall pasteboard or cardboard signs to the inner or under surface of theglass on the window or show-case, s'o as to attract the attention ofpassers-by and observers to some particular article that is beingspecially offered for sale.

By my invention I employ in combinae tion a sheet of suitable materialfor receiving the advertising matter on one of its faces, which materialmay be of any desired kind, as pasteboard, cardboard, thick paper, oreven thin light metal, and a device for securing the advertising sheetto the surface of the glass, said device comprising preferably a vacuumcup formed of very flexible resilient material, such as india rubber,which cup is provided with a spring arm or arms for engaging theadvertising sheet to hold it in place. The advertising sheet is preparedwith an aperture through it so that the devices connected with thevacuum cup may engage the back of the advertising sheet, while the cupitself is in engagement with the glass through said aperture.

The several drawings illustrating my invention are as follows:

. Figure 1 shows a back view of a sign and Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented oct. 21, 1.913.

, Applieation'filed May 15, 1912. Serial No.6 97,368.

india rubber, may pass through it to engage the under surface of a glassplate of a showcase or the inner surface of the glass of a show window.The vacuum cup i-carries a spring strip 5, which is secured to said cupby a small bolt 6, the ends of the spring strip being curved outwardslightly, as in-' dicated in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to rest against theback face of the sign without tearing the same. The strip 5 is engagedby retaining loops or bands 7 secured to the back face of the sign 1,through which loops the ends of the strip 5 pass, as a result of whichthe parts are retained in proper position. When the vacuum cup isreleased from the glass, the strip 5 may readily be removed from onesign and inserted in another by sliding the strip 5 endwise through the'loops.

In the modified construction shown in Flg. 6, the strip 5 is replaced bya spiral sprmg 8 which is secured to thevacuum cup 4* in much the mannershown and described above for the securing of the strip 5 to the vacuumcup 4. The spring 8 by engaging the advertising sign 9 through an entlrecircle serves-to. hold the sign more firmly 1n place, particularly ifthe sign is of relatlvely. thin -material, than is the case jwiththesingle'strip of spring metal shown in Figs, 1 to 4 inclusive.

While I have shown my invention in the partlcular embodiment abovedescribed, it Wlll be understood that I do not limit myself to anyparticular way of securing the results indicatedexcept as limited by thescope of the appended claims; The sign mayhave any desired conformationand the vacuum cup may be provided with any de sired form of springmechanismfor engagmg the sign to holdit in place, and the relatlonbetween the sign and the devices carrled by the vacuum cup may be of anykind that will accomplish the results described above within the limitsof the appended claims.

That I claim is": 1. In combination, a support, an advertising signhaving an aperture therethrough, a vacuum cup of flexible material forpassing into the aperture and contacting with said support, and a springsecured to the cup for pressing the sign into engagement with saidsupport when the cup is in place in said aperture.

2. In combination, a support, an advertising sign comprising a sheet ofmaterial adapted to receive advertising matter upon onevof its faces andprovided with an aperture therethrough, and a vacuum cup support passingthrough said aperture and contacting with said support, said sign beingadapted to be engaged and supported by devices carried by said vacuumcup, thus pressing the sign into engagement with said support.

3. In combination, an advertising sign having an aperture therethrough,a vacuum cup, a spring secured to said cup, and loops upon said signthrough which said spring is arranged to have sliding engagement, saidcupbeing adapted to pass through said aperture.-

4. An advertising sign comprising a circular sheet adapted to. receiveadvertising material on one of its faces and having an aperture throughit, a supporting vacuum a cup extending through said aperture, a

spring fastened to said cup and engaging said sign, and bands extendingfrom said sign and engaging said spring, and arranged so that saidspring may be readily withdrawn therefrom.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 10th day of May,A. D., 1912.

CHARLES B. ULRICH. Witnesses:

\ AMANDUS M. SMITH,

ROY E. ULRICH.

